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8) Wow, looks like you thought out all of the things I was worried about. What good is a big rocket if you can’t get it around? The fins on the Excalibur would be 18″tall and some 70″long. Sitting flat…   Read more»

8) Steve, I am going to fly the “good guy ship” Excalibur for my level3 at MHM next spring. I need to see your cockpit deployment for my design, I will PM you with questions. Nice Flight. Did someone say…   Read more»

8) Steve, I am going to fly the “good guy ship” Excalibur for my level3 at MHM next spring. I need to see your cockpit deployment for my design, I will PM you with questions. Nice Flight. Did someone say…   Read more»

The pics are Mark Canepa, awesome photographer .. as you’ll see.

Not a bad auther either. Man, that is SO nice!

Wow. Very nice!

NICE!!!! I’ve been to Orangeburg, they run a very, very nice launch. LDRS was there ~5 years back. Those folks fly from a sod farm. It was perhaps the most organized launch I’ve ever been to.Good luck with that gorgeous…   Read more»

Well guys, I don’t have pics yet but the DragonShip flight on Sunday was perfect.After moderate to high winds all day we got a perfect lull and sent her off. It was amazing .. 1500′ straight up w/o any rotation…   Read more»

You ever going to get back out this way to fly with us again?Great idea Warren! Steve will I see you at Oktoberfest? Nice job on the Dragon. Are you going to cluster it?DougThanks guys, it was a fun project….   Read more»

You ever going to get back out this way to fly with us again?

Great idea Warren! Steve will I see you at Oktoberfest? Nice job on the Dragon. Are you going to cluster it?Doug

Well done Steve – as always. You ever going to get back out this way to fly with us again?Warren

Man, is that beautiful! VERY NICE WORK!

NICE!!!! I’ve been to Orangeburg, they run a very, very nice launch. LDRS was there ~5 years back. Those folks fly from a sod farm. It was perhaps the most organized launch I’ve ever been to.Good luck with that gorgeous…   Read more»

The white paper says.12lb to 18 lb = 17 to 22 Ft. Per Sec. Using a 70″ standard flat chute.I ‘should’ be less than 17 at around 10lbs loaded. I’m OK with drift.I just want a soft landing. Plus future…   Read more»

Mike, I saw the picture of your rocket posted elsewhere. Good luck! Please post the descent rate here after you fly it. Maybe we should start a pool to guess the descent rate? Again, Good luck on your level 2!Doug

I broke down and ordered a 70″ Top Flite. Should do the job.Thanks for all the help.

I went back to the altimeter data from my “Just Do It” flight.The descent rate under the RRQS70 main was right at 20fps for a rocket that would have weighed 38 lbs 6ounces after propellant burnout. Ed, that matches my…   Read more»

I went back to the altimeter data from my “Just Do It” flight.The descent rate under the RRQS70 main was right at 20fps for a rocket that would have weighed 38 lbs 6ounces after propellant burnout. Ed, that matches my…   Read more»

Your descent rate questions got me thinking, so I went back to the altimeter data from my “Just Do It” flight.The descent rate under the RRQS70 main was right at 20fps for a rocket that would have weighed 38 lbs…   Read more»

Those RocketRage chutes are the best. I’d gladly trade every piece of PML, LOC, and Army surplus junk I own in for one.I borrowed Doug’s RRQS70 for my L3 and it was a thing of beauty….. No, wait…. any parachute…   Read more»

I have never measured the descent rate on the 15, no. My 50 however comes in at about 9-15fps with 29lbs of load at the north site. The 15, assuming similar drag characteristics, should come down even similarly with 9lbs….   Read more»